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Robert Mugabe's rival withdraws vote challenge: Party
8/16/2013 5:01:05 PM
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's main rival Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday withdrew a legal challenge against the outcome of last month's disputed election, his MDC party said, claiming the legal process would not be fair.
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Ferry sinks after collision in Philippines; 17 dead
8/16/2013 4:21:37 PM
A ferry with nearly 700 people aboard sank near the central Philippine port of Cebu on Friday night after colliding with a cargo vessel, killing at least 17 people. Hundreds of others were rescued.
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Ferry sinks after collision in Philippines; 5 dead
8/16/2013 4:21:37 PM
A ferry with nearly 700 people aboard sank near the central Philippine port of Cebu on Friday night after colliding with a cargo vessel, killing at least five people. Hundreds of others were rescued.
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Ferry carrying 700 passengers sinks after collision in Philippines port
8/16/2013 4:00:08 PM
A ferry with nearly 700 people aboard sank near the central Philippine port of Cebu on Friday night after colliding with a cargo vessel, and a survivor said he saw bodies in the sea.
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Ferry with 700 sinks after collision in Philippines
8/16/2013 4:00:08 PM
A ferry with nearly 700 people aboard sank near the central Philippine port of Cebu on Friday night after colliding with a cargo vessel, and a survivor said he saw bodies in the sea.
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Pistorius trial early next year: Prosecutors
8/16/2013 12:49:41 PM
Prosecutors say Oscar Pistorius will be indicted for premeditated murder on Monday and he will go on trial in early 2014 for shooting dead his girlfriend.
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Japan probes festival blast that injured 59
8/16/2013 8:36:08 AM
Japanese police were on Friday investigating the cause of an explosion at a fireworks festival which left at least 59 people injured including some with serious burns when it ripped through the crowded site.
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Australia's opposition pledges tougher asylum laws
8/16/2013 8:33:45 AM
Australia's opposition, tipped to win next month's election, promised on Friday to revive tough laws barring thousands of asylum seekers already in Australia from settling permanently in a pitch to voters concerned by immigration.
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Strong earthquake shakes New Zealand capital Wellington; no injuries
8/16/2013 3:40:57 AM
The magnitude 6.8 quake struck just after 2:30pm local time and was centered near the South Island town of Seddon.
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US urges calm, dialogue in Cambodia vote feud
8/16/2013 12:04:00 AM
The United States called Thursday on Cambodia's political parties to negotiate their differences peacefully after election results handed a narrow victory to longtime ruler Hun Sen.
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Japan shrine still flashpoint 68 years after war
8/15/2013 3:48:04 PM
In the steamy heat of mid-August, the tranquil, cherry tree-shaded grounds of Yasukuni Shrine in the heart of Tokyo seem an unlikely hotbed of provocation.
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North Korean defectors to testify on torture and executions
8/15/2013 2:52:18 PM
Activists and alleged victims hope that the evidence gathered by the commission of inquiry, led by former Australian judge Michael Kirby, will begin building a criminal case for prosecuting its leaders.
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Cuba's Fidel Castro: Didn't expect to live to 87
8/15/2013 7:34:45 AM
Ex-Cuban leader Fidel Castro says he didn't expect he'd live long enough to turn 87 this week after grave illness forced him from office in 2006, according to an essay carried by official media Wednesday.
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Attacked Nigerians want guns for defence
8/14/2013 11:50:10 PM
Residents of a village in northeastern Nigeria where suspected Islamic extremists gunned down 47 worshippers praying in a mosque demanded on Tuesday that the government give them weapons to defend themselves.
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Brazil may go to united Nations over US 'industrial espionage'
8/14/2013 10:17:23 PM
Brazil said on Wednesday that it may go to the United Nations over US spying, which it said was not only used to combat terrorism, but also for industrial espionage.
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Japan politicians expected at controversial war shrine
8/14/2013 9:44:00 PM
Dozens of Japanese politicians are expected to visit a controversial war shrine on Thursday, in a move sure to anger China and South Korea which see it as a potent symbol of Tokyo's imperialist past.
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Two Koreas agree on reopening joint industrial park
8/14/2013 9:30:38 PM
North and South Korea agreed on Wednesday to work on reopening a joint industrial zone shut down in April amid soaring military tensions -- and vowed to prevent its closure being repeated.
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'No place' for sexism, racism in Australia: PM Kevin Rudd
8/14/2013 5:47:30 AM
Rudd has vowed to introduce a bill legalising same-sex unions if re-elected in the September 7 polls, becoming the first Australian leader to promise to support marriage equality.
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Koreas hold fresh Kaesong talks as military drill looms
8/14/2013 5:15:56 AM
The two Koreas held fresh talks on Wednesday on reopening a joint industrial park, ahead of South Korea-US military exercises next week that the North says are a rehearsal for war.
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Brazil warns of mistrust if US spying row not resolved
8/13/2013 8:21:38 PM
Brazil warned US secretary of state John Kerry on Tuesday that failure to resolve the row over Washington's electronic spying could sow mistrust between the countries.
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Japanese city votes to scrap tsunami ship
8/13/2013 4:33:03 PM
A fishing boat that was swept far inland by the 2011 tsunami in Japan and became one of the most poignant symbols of the disaster is to be scrapped, authorities said today.
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Black empowerment tops agenda: Mugabe
8/13/2013 4:25:55 PM
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe today said he saw his victory in last month's election as a mandate for "total" application of policies forcing foreign-owned firms to sell majority stakes to local investors.
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44 gunned down in Nigeria mosque
8/13/2013 12:47:14 PM
Suspected Islamic militants wearing army fatigues gunned down 44 people praying at a mosque in northeast Nigeria, while another 12 civilians died in an apparently simultaneous attack, security agents said Monday.
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Two Brazilian air force officers killed in plane crash in Sao Paulo
8/13/2013 4:19:51 AM
The victims, captains Joao Igor Silva Pivovar and Fabrico Carvalho, were flying a Smoke Squadron plane when it crashed near the Pirassununga air force academy during a training manoeuvre.
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Didn't misuse sick leave? Show me your FB page
8/13/2013 1:43:10 AM
New Zealanders fond of pulling a sicky may need to be more careful about what they post on Facebook while they are off.
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